Heres my newest vw.
A 1971 double sliding door walkthough panel van with a 1974 front grafted on as a possible repair from accident ..
running on audi rims 1600 dp a home paint job .OG sky blau colour underneath then Electric blue then bottle green ..
kroozzn63 ·
ok so i sussed out underneath and its been cut though the chassis rails "wow" what a great job! with nice shaped strengthing plates etc ,near the middle of the sliding door and in the door pillar and i guess at the top of the windscreen where over time the rust has started "apears to have been rust converted and fish oiled in places , i hacked out the rust on the worst pillar and its just the outer skin so im feeling better .
kroozzn63 ·
last night i bled the brakes and now she stops ,cool.
Next for a big clean out to prepare for some welding
kroozzn63 ·
Well my body stamp number is "Wait for it " 216 0005 .... Does this mean number #5 ?
and the compliance plate is 2112 030 602
Does this mean anything to you guys?
StenGuns ·
2112030602
2| type 2
21| type 2 panel
211| type 2 panel with build date of 1971
211|2| not sure what this "2" means. I'm fairly sure it is not the serial number as that should only be 6 digits
2112|030 602| this is the serial/chassis number
StenGuns ·
1971 Chassis# 211 2000 001 Engine# AE 0 000 001
1600cc, 57hp, Solex 34 Pict -3
Remarks:
(a)Considered by most the Best of all the Bay-windowed models
(b)Disk brakes in front, composite rear drums
(c)Dual port head begin standard
(d)New dizzy with vacuum retard at idle
courtesy: type2.com
kroozzn63 ·
Thanks rob
StenGuns ·
What do you think your original colour was?
kroozzn63 ·
its that sky blue colour ive looked in the hardest to get areas and see sky "oooh thats the rust holes ha" nah yeah light blu
StenGuns ·
You sure?
Look at the front bulkhead (inside).. Is that yellow/orange under the sky blue?
Also, as these were either special purpose or commercial, I would have thought the colour would have been special purpose (eg: PMG red or RAAF Yellow) or the commercial base coat which was always white..
StenGuns ·
Sorry.. Just realised its a later front clip
kroozzn63 ·
no worries yeah has a 74 front olive and definately sky blue back under the green/bog/electric blue/ primer and some metallic bluein engine bay . then and even sky blue
pete wood ·
hope your good at rust repairs 🤪
bags ·
since it's got the wrong year front on it,dont' know if they're still around,but there was a guy in the uk makeing kits to put a splitty front on a bay🤪🤪
have you considered this😂😂😂😂
kroozzn63 ·
yes indeed but the size is wider hmm that kit sounds intresting but i do like a low light
pete wood ·
keep it lowlight. much classier. 😎
kroozzn63 ·
yeah for sure pete i will
kroozzn63 ·
progress pics
pete wood ·
dude that makes me feel ill. 😢
guess I'm use to fibreglass buggies way too much.
kroozzn63 ·
ha ha, yes it does scare me sometimes ,but when u see that is the worst and the rest is all good the floor all round is solid and fish oiled . nothing a grinder and new replacment bits and a magic welding job wont fix
kroozzn63 ·
awaitng the rear lamps but i fitted the reverse lamps Hella made in germany og vw accessories, seen mostly seen on the US models